Gary D. Solis

Gary D. Solis
Born	Gary Dean Solis[1] (1941-06-05) June 5, 1941 (age 83)[2] Denver, Colorado, U.S.[3]
Alma mater	San Diego State University UC Davis School of Law George Washington University London School of Economics
Occupation	Adjunct Professor of Law
Employer	Georgetown University Law Center
Known for	Expert in the laws of war
Notable work	The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War (Cambridge University Press 2010)

Gary Dean Solis (born June 5, 1941) is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and an adjunct professor of law who teaches the laws of war at the Georgetown University Law Center and the George Washington University Law School.^[4][5][6]

He attended San Diego State University (B.A), the University of California, Davis School of Law (J.D.), George Washington University Law School (LL.M.), and the London School of Economics and Political Science (Ph.D.). His doctoral thesis, in 1992, was on American military justice and the law of war: A case study of military law in Vietnam.^[7]

Before his academic career, Solis served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War in the United States Marine Corps.^[8] He is a former military judge advocate and Marine prosecutor, who retired as a lieutenant colonel (O-5).^[9][10]

Solis authored Marines and Military Law in Vietnam, as well as ones about war-crimes including the Son Thang massacre in Son Thang: An American War Crime and The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War (Cambridge University Press 2010).

Solis was the recurrent expert studio commentator during the Sky News (UK) daily coverage of the O.J. Simpson murder trial in 1994 and 1995.^[11]

References

1. Register of commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and reserve officers on active duty (1965), page 1257
2. Register of commissioned and warrant officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and reserve officers on active duty (1965), page 961
3. Solis, Gary D. (May 1997). Son Thang: An American War Crime. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557507433.
4. "Georgetown Law - J.D. Adjunct Faculty". Law.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
5. Von Zielbauer, Paul (July 21, 2007). "No Time in Prison for Marine Convicted of Kidnapping Iraqi". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
6. García, Michelle (October 13, 2006). "Prison Atrocities Close to Home, Far From This Century". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
7. Solis, Gary Dean (1992). American military justice and the law of war: A case study of military law in Vietnam (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
8. "Crimes Of War Project > Expert Analysis". Crimesofwar.org. Archived from the original on July 5, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
9. Marshall, Carolyn (November 7, 2006). "Third Guilty Plea in Killing Of Iraqi by a Marine Patrol". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
10. Watkins, Thomas (June 16, 2006). "Lawyers: Threats Used Against Marines". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
11. The O.J. Simpson verdict: live on Sky News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV56roUtIiM&t=1059s Archived 2021-06-02 at the Wayback Machine